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The NCAA tournament is in town, so we took a couple minutes to throw together some information on the eight schools that were assigned to play at EnergySolutions Arena.
Our staff will write plenty about the players and teams, but here's a quick look at each of the eight schools and a few facts you can use to impress those in your office. When someone starts to break down Arizona's offense, you can counter with the name of the program's all-time leading scorer.
We combed the schools' websites as well as Wikipedia, Google and statsheet.com for the information.
University of Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Enrollment: 35,330
Tuition: $25,420 (out of state, undergrad)
Mascot: Panthers
Coach: Jamie Dixon
Five notable former students: Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka; Former Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino; Actor Gene Kelly; Voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers Myron Cope
Five best basketball players: Brandin Knight; Charles Smith; Charley Hyatt; Don Hennon; Billy Knight
All-time NBA draft picks: 27
All-time leading scorer: Charles Smith (2,045 points)
All-time NCAA tournament record: 23-24
Best tournament finish: Final Four in 1941 (eight-team tournament)
Record vs. Utah schools: 1-4 BYU (0-1); Utah State (1-1); Utah (0-2)
Utah connection: Orrin Hatch, the U.S. Senator for Utah, is a graduate
Wichita State University
Location: Wichita, Kan.
Enrollment: 14,898
Tuition: $13,239 (out of state, undergrad, 15 credit hours)
Mascot: Shockers
Coach: Gregg Marshall
Five notable former students: Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge; Former N.Y. Giants coach Bill Parcells; World Series MVP Joe Carter; Professional wrestler Paul Wight, The Big Show; Dennis Rader, the BTK killer
Five best basketball players: Xavier McDaniel; Antoine Carr; Cliff Levingston; Dave Stallworth; Cleo Littleton
All-time NBA draft picks: 18
All-time leading scorer: Cleo Littleton (2,164 points)
All-time NCAA tournament record: 8-10
Best tournament finish: Final Four in 1965
Record vs. Utah schools: 10-9 Utah State (4-4); BYU (6-0); Utah (0-5)
Utah connection: Antoine Carr played four seasons with the Utah Jazz
Gonzaga University
Location: Spokane, Wash.
Enrollment: 7.874
Tuition: $33,160
Mascot: Bulldogs
Coach: Mark Few
Five notable former students: Actor Bing Crosby; Former U.S. House speaker Tom Foley; Former Green Bay Packer Tony Canadeo; Seattle Mariner Jason Bay; Mike Stepovich, the last territorial governor of Alaska
Five best basketball players: John Stockton; Ronny Turiaf; Dan Dickau; Adam Morrison; Austin Daye
All-time NBA draft picks: 17
All-time leading scorer: Frank Burgess (2,196 points)
All-time NCAA tournament record: 17-15
Best tournament finish: Elite Eight in 1999
Record vs. Utah schools: 5-8 BYU (2-4); SUU (1-1); Utah (2-2); Utah State (0-1)
Utah connection: John Stockton, one of the most beloved players in Utah Jazz history, played at Gonzaga
Southern University
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Enrollment: 5,765
Tuition: $11,600
Mascot: Jaguars
Coach: Roman Banks
Five notable former students: American Idol judge Randy Jackson; Rapper David Banner; Major League Baseball legend Lou Brock; Football Hall of Famer Mel Blount; NFL Pro Bowler Aeneas Williams
Best basketball players: Avery Johnson; Bobby Phills; Bob Love
All-time NBA draft picks: 2
All-time leading scorer: N/A
All-time NCAA tournament record: 1-7
Best tournament finish: Second round
Record vs. Utah schools: N/A
Utah connection: Avery Johnson coached former Utah Jazz point guard Deron Williams during his time as coach Brooklyn Nets
Belmont University
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Enrollment: 6,400
Tuition: $24,525
Mascot: Bruins
Coach: Rick Byrd
Five notable former students: American Idol finalist Kimberley Locke; Country music star Brad Paisley; Actor DJ Qualls; Country music star Lee Ann Womack; country music star Trisha Yearwood
Five best basketball players: Joe Gaines; Adam Sonn; Boomer Herndon; Alex Renfroe; Mick Hedgepeth
All-time NBA draft picks: 1
All-time leading scorer: Joe Gaines (1,895 points)
All-time NCAA tournament record: 0-7
Best tournament finish: Second round
Record vs. Utah schools: 0-0
Utah connection: Former BYU and Utah assistant coach Norm Chow attended several Belmont games in recent years
University of Arizona
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
Enrollment: 40,200
Tuition: $25,288 (non-resident, undergrad)
Mascot: Wildcats
Coach: Sean Miller
Five notable former students: TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer; Realty TV star Kourtney Kardashian; Musician Linda Ronstadt; LPGA golfer Natalie Gulbis; Astronaut Dick Scobee
Five best basketball players: Sean Elliott; Mike Bibby; Damon Stoudamire; Jason Terry; Gilbert Arenas
All-time NBA draft picks: 63
All-time leading scorer: Sean Elliott (2,555 points)
All-time NCAA tournament record: 46-27
Best tournament finish: National champions in 1997
Record vs. Utah schools: 46-50 BYU (20-19); Utah (25-28); Utah State (1-3)
Utah connection: University president Ann Weaver Hart served as the dean of the Graduate School at the University of Utah
Harvard University
Location: Cambridge, Mass.
Enrollment: 6,655
Tuition: $40, 860
Mascot: Crimson
Coach: Tommy Amaker
Five notable former students: Actress Rashida Jones; President Barack Obama; Author Ralph Waldo Emerson; Businessman Bill Gates; Cellist Yo Yo Ma
Five best basketball players: Jeremy Lin; Michael Crichton; Al Gore; Brian Cusworth; Ralph James
All-time leading scorer: Joe Carrabino (1,880 points)
All-time NCAA tournament record: 0-3
Best tournament finish: Second round
Record vs. Utah schools: N/A
Utah connection: President John F. Kennedy, a Harvard graduate, spoke at the Mormon Tabernacle nine weeks before being assassinated in 1963
University of New Mexico
Location: Albuquerque, N.M.
Enrollment: 27,278
Tuition: $20,688 (non-resident, undergrad)
Mascot: Lobos
Coach: Steve Alford
Five notable former students: Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher; Actress Penny Marshall; Shirley Hufstedler, the first Secretary of Education; Professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero; Gary Johnson, former candidate for President
Five best basketball players: Luc Longley; Michael Cooper; Kenny Thomas; Danny Granger; Mel Daniels
All-time NBA draft picks: 31
All-time leading scorer: Charles Smith (1,993 points)
All-time NCAA tournament record: 8-14
Best tournament finish: Won its first-round game six times, most recently in 2012
Record vs. Utah schools: 110-175 BYU (55-75); SUU (3-1); Utah (48-80); Utah State (4-19)
Utah connection: Oscar McConkie, the father of "Mormon Doctrine" author Bruce R. McConkie, is a graduate